Since launching the blog inlovewithtennis.com we wrote a lot about men’s style on court, men’s equipment and male tennisplayers.
But when you have a closer look on the global sports market, Josefine Berg – responsible for design at adidas training – points out, that…
“..women are driving the global fitness movement by abandoning routines and embracing a versatile approach to training without skipping a step in style.
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KLOSS: After so many successful years on the court, how do you approach setting new goals for yourself at the start of each season?
Muguruza: At the beginning of each season I always try to improve. The goal is always to improve. I say that because when you do not improve you get stuck, so I focus on working the details that I still lack.”
KLOSS: When you have big matches coming up, how do you prepare physically and mentally?
Muguruza: I try to visualise the game and the situations in which I can find myself in a match. I try to be focused and study what I have to do, especially when it comes to tactics. I have to analyse each opponent and try to be as relaxed as possible until the game starts.
Garbin Muguruza (Foto: adidas)
KLOSS: In your career, training is part of how you make a living. How do you find ways to keep your workouts enjoyable, rather than feeling like a job?
Muguruza: It’s hard. Difficult sometimes. There are days when you do not get up ready to work hard and make the best effort. In that case, I try to find resources to encourage me, I think how lucky I am to be doing what I love when others don’t have that chance. There are days that I don’t see it that way and I have to change my mindset.
I also try not to be too hard on myself and not chase something unattainable every day, but instead be humble and know that I will have good days and bad days. The bad days are especially important since you have to find a way to get through the work and at the end of the day feel that you enjoyed it.
KLOSS: What does your fitness routine look like in the offseason?
Muguruza: I am an active person, I always try to keep doing things. When I’m not playing tennis, I look for other sports, or I go walking or dancing; whatever needs to be done to keep me away from the sofa.
KLOSS: What is your favorite non-tennis related workout?
Muguruza: Training in the gym entertains me, but I also like dancing a lot.
KLOSS: Outsider of tennis, your are also passionate about fashion and creating your own designs. What sparked this interest?
Muguruza: I love fashion and I’m starting to make my own designs. My mother’s dream was to be a designer, so I inherited that from her for sure. We are always talking about fashion, what we see in magazines, what everybody is wearing. I like it a lot when I have the opportunity to be glamorous. All this awakened my interest in the world of fashion.
